China ; Climatic change ; Precipitation ; Seasonal variability ; Space time ; Temperature ; Time series ; Xinjiang
Temperature and precipitation time series datasets from 1961 to 2005 at 65 meteorological stations were used to reveal the spatial and temporal trends of climate change in Xinjiang, China. Annual and seasonal mean air temperature and total
than that of precipitation. This increase is different inside Xinjiang, in winter or in summer. Hurst index (H) analysis indicates that climate change will continue the current trends.
[b2] State Key Lab. of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Inst. of Ecology and Geography, CAS, Urumqi, Chine